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Thursday, May 24, 2018
Trump: military ready to respond to North Korea
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS President Donald Trump says the U.S. military is “ready if necessary” to respond to “foolish or reckless acts” by North Korea.
Trump also says he’s been in touch with South Korea and Japan and that both allies are willing to bear much of the financial burden “if such an unfortunate situation is forced upon us.”
Trump on Thursday announced he has called off a planned June 12 summit with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, citing recent hostile statements by Kim’s government.
North Korea overnight threatened nuclear confrontation with the U.S. and called Vice President Mike Pence a “political dummy.”
Trump says hopefully “positive things” will take place with respect to North Korea’s future. But he adds, “If they don’t we are more ready than we have ever been before.”
— AP
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